Assess and feel the motions

Designing a ship or operation involves careful consideration of various factors. For a yacht the focus might be on ensuring comfort for passengers or crews, while for a containership the focus will be on the safe and efficient transport of goods.
Numerical analysis and physical model tests can provide valuable performance indicators for ship design. However, it is up to the crew to navigate the vessel safely in various conditions. With good seamanship, the operator will bring the ship, crew and cargo safely to its destination. But how can we better support the ship operators to navigate challenging conditions and enhance decision-making to optimise the effective use of the ship? And how can we utilise the experience and feedback of operators to improve the design of future ships? Especially when the motions influence the perception of the operator these are complex questions. This is where the motion-based simulators, the Fast Small Ship Simulator (FSSS) and the new Large Motion Simulator (LMS), offer unique opportunities.